Showing Them the Money

By

Jason L. Riley

Feb. 11, 2014 5:18 p.m. ET

Republicans who are calling for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to step down as head of the Republican Governors Association because of his troubles back home may want to take a look at the group's latest fundraising figures.

On Tuesday, the RGA reported that it had raised $6 million in January, which is more than twice the amount raised in January 2013 or in the last midterm cycle in 2010. "The announcement is unusual for the RGA—the group typically releases its fundraising results less frequently—and it is a show of...